The properties in dye will change the properties of what is it being used for. I found out from my chemist friend that the color blue is from cobalt and certain colors are from certain minerals. With that said, I notice certain color clothes will more or less shrink more than others. Black and grey being less suspect to heavy shrinkage. Or my blue jeans tend to shrink more than my black jeans.
It makes sense really. Dyes do have weight and different properties. Tournament Blue Simonis plays faster than the same cloth in green. If you weigh the fabric green is heavier. I'm not saying this green vs blue is directly relatable, but they would have to be slightly different formulas just by the nature of being different colors.
Yep.
Well if you mix something like this into clay then I'm sure it will change or any other color. To us they are colored powder but mixing will make something else. Subtle but a difference.
You would think that they could use grass for dye, the green sure stuck to the knees of your blue jeans when playing football as a kid. It turns the edges of my white shoes green when cutting the lawn too and I know some of our lawn is Kentucky Bluegrass, go figure, I don't see no blue.
I did not know that about the cloth. So if I change from green to blue on my table with both colors being 860 would think that there would be a noticeable difference in speed??
I've heard it discussed. I'd ask in the ask a mechanic forum or ask Glen/RKC. I don't know how noticeable it is though, I don't think I've ever played on green 860.
I quit chalking my break cue years ago. I try to hit 1/8'' low from center. I cant remember the last time I mis-cued. The only time it sees chalk is when I jump with it, and that's a rare day.
I chalk mine at the beginning of a playing session and forget it and never have a problem. Hell when I’m practicing jump shots at home I’ll chalk my jump cue and then jump like 50 times without chalking.. I’m aiming center ball so it’s really not necasary
I don't believe in break cues with magic rack and I play 9 ball but I ended buying one and if I'm going to buy one then it better have a phenolic tip so I can justify the purchase. I agree with you that it doesn't stick to phenolic tips very well and it takes many rubs to get it on. It has a hard time on phenolic but oh well.
If you haven't tried Taom you need to. I was dubious for long time til i found a piece last week. LIGHT yrs better than traditional, read MESSY, chalk. Price is not much of an issue when you consider many users have used one piece for 10+ months.
Use a kamui gator grip (or the $12 knock off type) and roll it on the phenolic to rough it up a bit. V10 (or other chalk) will stick better after that.